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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What limit in Chapter 8, did the U.S. government set as a limit for the general public's exposure to radioactivity?
(a) 0.9 rem.
(b) 0.1 rem.
(c) 1 rem.
(d) 2 rem.

2. When did a pebble bed reactor have to be shut down in Germany?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2002.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1988.

3. How many people could be killed by the radioactivity in a nuclear power plant if they ate it?
(a) 15 million.
(b) 50 million.
(c) 30 million.
(d) 90 million.

4. In Chapter 11, when did the U.S. and Russia disclosed the number of nuclear strategic warheads that they had?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2005.

5. When did the Soviets carry out a test of the largest man-made nuclear explosion?
(a) March 19, 1961.
(b) October 30, 1961.
(c) July 12, 1961.
(d) April 18, 1961.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long were the steel columns of the World Trade Center designed to maintain their strength during an ordinary fire?

2. In a pebble bed reactor, how deep is the bed of pebbles where the uranium is placed?

3. In the Manhattan Project, how much uranium did scientists believe was needed for a critical mass?

4. At the time the book was written, what company was second in oil reserves only to Saudi Arabia?

5. In Part IV, how long did it take to go between Moscow and New York City by satellite?

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